President Diane Sosne, RN

Diane Sosne, RN, MN, President of SEIU Healthcare 1199NW

Diane Sosne leads the 22,000 member union SEIU Healthcare 1199NW for nurses, healthcare, and mental health workers in Washington State. She advocates for safe staffing and lifting for nurses, workforce training funds for healthcare workers to advance into nursing, and social justice issues for working families. Diane is a founding member of SEIU Healthcare 1199NW, and was previously a psychiatric nurse at Group Health Cooperative in Seattle. She currently sits on the International Executive Board for the Service Employees International Union (SEIU).

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Remarks: Gov Gregoire takes immediate steps to implement healthcare reform in WA state

Gov. Chris Gregoire unveiled a proposal to get Washington state ready to implement health care reform as components of the law begin to take effect.

“Health care reform will benefit millions here in Washington, provide health care for those who couldn’t afford it before, help small business owners save money on employee coverage and improve the health of all our residents,” said Gregoire. “Washington is going to lead the nation in implementing health care reform, we’re going to help more people get coverage, make sure our health care industry is ready and save taxpayer dollars.”

Read President Diane Sosne's remarks at the April 1, 2010 press conference with Governor Chris Gregoire.

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Forum on the Future of Nursing

To adequately prepare nurses for their pivotal leadership roles in tomorrow’s healthcare system, and to educate enough nurses to meet the needs, nursing education needs to change. The focus of these changes must emphasize safety,
chronic disease management, preventative care, care coordination, utilization of new technology and multidisciplinary care delivery for a very diverse population in multiple and nontraditional settings.

Read Diane Sosne's testimony from the IOM Forum on the Future of Nursing in Houston on February 22.

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